The “Who is running in 2020?” tea leaves thread, Part 3

[Flyersfan232]

Flake: "I will not be a candidate":

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-former-gop-arizona-senator-will-not-be-a-candidate-in-2020/

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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[RogueBeaver]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1090350542990307329

[Joey1996]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1090350542990307329

Can he just not?

[Harlow]

Flake: "I will not be a candidate":

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jeff-flake-former-gop-arizona-senator-will-not-be-a-candidate-in-2020/

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HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

I am shocked. Who could have ever thought Flake would flake.

[Unbeatable Titan Susan Collins]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

[Heebie Jeebie]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

What are the chances he replaces her in the Senate if she goes to the White House?

[Roll Roons]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

What are the chances he replaces her in the Senate if she goes to the White House?

I think he could get a Cabinet position. Between HUD and Transportation, Garcetti can have one and Buttigieg can have the other.

[Askew]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

What are the chances he replaces her in the Senate if she goes to the White House?

Slim. I don't think Newsom appoints a man to fill a woman's seat. It will be another woman and likely a minority one.

[Lambsbread]

https://twitter.com/sahilkapur/status/1090350542990307329

This tells me that he's taken all the backlash to heart. His tone in recent days has been that he wanted to get into the race imminently. Like, February or March imminently.

[Former Crackhead Mike Lindell]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

One Eric out, two still in the mix. Swalwell's still VERY likely to run though, in my opinion, and he's a Californian.

[Joey1996]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

One Eric out, two still in the mix. Swalwell's still VERY likely to run though, in my opinion, and he's a Californian.

He's also super irrelevant lol

[Progressive Pessimist]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

One Eric out, two still in the mix. Swalwell's still VERY likely to run though, in my opinion, and he's a Californian.

He's also super irrelevant lol

Well, he is more relevant than Holder.

[John Dule]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

One Eric out, two still in the mix. Swalwell's still VERY likely to run though, in my opinion, and he's a Californian.

He's also super irrelevant lol

Well, he is more relevant than Holder.

Just to be clear, we're talking about the guy who Tweeted about plausibly using nuclear bombs on American citizens, right?

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

Goodbye, establishment Democrat #4,754,382 to consider running in 2020.

[Mr. Morden]

Garcetti is out per politico. Announcement to come at 8pm local time. Clears way for Harris to be sole CA candidate.

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/29/eric-garcetti-will-not-run-for-president-1136400   

Here's his announcement:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/jan/29/los-angeles-mayor-eric-garcetti-2020-election

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Podesta says he believes Clinton isn't running:

https://www.kesq.com/news/politics/podesta-takes-clinton-at-word-shes-not-running-in-2020/994952530

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Klobuchar:

https://fullmagazine.us/sen-klobuchar-will-decide-on-2020-bid-shortly/

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[Mr. Morden]

Joe Biden closer to decision on 2020

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/28/politics/joe-biden-close-to-2020-decision/index.html

Here's the relevant quote:

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[Mr. Morden]

And now, one day after saying "we'll make the decision soon", Biden says "I don't have any particular timetable":

https://wtvr.com/2019/01/29/joe-biden-says-hes-in-no-hurry-to-make-a-2020-announcement/

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[gottsu]

And now, one day after saying "we'll make the decision soon", Biden says "I don't have any particular timetable":

https://wtvr.com/2019/01/29/joe-biden-says-hes-in-no-hurry-to-make-a-2020-announcement/

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His aides should convince him to write a doctoral thesis about how to delay his decision on whether to start or not after he'll end his procrastination major!

[Mr. Morden]

Klobuchar will speak at the Gridiron dinner on March 2nd:

https://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/sens-kennedy-and-klobuchar-will-hit-the-gridiron-stage

[Flyersfan232]

I got information from someone (claims to be close to Ohio Democratic Party and DNC) that Sherrod Brown would have guaranteed VP slot to somebody who will win D's primary.

Further informations on that are as follows:

- Brown would be also having a blank cheque whether to run or not in Democratic primaries, it has to be up to him only

- He was offered to be a horse of "Rust Belt Act" (whatever that name means) which is being reportedly in the works

- That guaranteed Brown's VP slot would not only limit to the winner of Dem primaries, but to any other Democratic contender, I was told that he would get also guaranteed VP offers from "everyone" contending Democratic primaries

- That case about losing a Senate seat when choosing Sherrod for VP in 2020 (because Ohio governor is a Republican) was of course being considered, but according to the informations I got the stakes in 2020 are higher than losing a Senate seat, because it goes about presidency, and such decision was taken concerning that problem

Have you ever heard of "Rust Belt Act"?

Here are the latest updates:

- Harris (her person, candidacy and campaign) have been well accepted in the circles close to DNC;

- She's ready to kinda cooperate with DNC along DNC's legislative agenda (if such thing will be suiting her needs and views). This is important, because DNC wants to and plan to coordinate the outlook of the Party with the primary candidates, and wants it all to be made run smoothly (so Bernie Bros wouldn't get DNC support);

- Staffs of Harris and Brown are have to be coordinating calendars of each own to talk around questions of "Rust Belt Act" (of which I mentioned above in the quotation);

- Brown would decide whether to start or not within two months, if he'll decide to run, he'll officially launch (like KH did last day in Oakland) his campaign on May 1st (the Labor Day) in Chicago;

- But if Brown decide not to run, he'll be in Windy City anyway and along with KH would presumably officially unveil "Rust Belt Act" in the name of the rest of Democrats and DNC;

- That thing of course, would be meaning that Brown joins Harris on her ticket.

Wow. So Harris and Brown could form a ticket for the primary.

Addressing this with a grain of salt, but I do see a line of logic here - if Brown teams up with Kamala early on, he can resign his Senate seat and trigger a special election to replace him, in which someone like Tim Ryan could run and hold the seat.

and if they win they loose the seat.

[Mr. Morden]

Bennet is doing targeted FB ads in the early primary states:

https://patch.com/colorado/denver/sen-bennet-s-viral-senate-smackdown-runs-4-key-primary-states

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[Mr. Morden]

Swalwell:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/politics/swalwell-2020/index.html

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[Mr. Morden]

Inslee's PAC is looking to hire for some new positions:

https://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Inslee-hiring-2020-presidential-bid-climate-change-13574459.php

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[Mr. Morden]

Weld "could make an announcement" as soon as tomorrow:

https://www.wcvb.com/article/former-mass-gov-william-weld-to-announce-possible-run-for-president/26092546

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[Canis]

I heard weld is thinking of challenging trump in the GOP primary how far do you think he goes there als I respect weld a lot but theirs not a chance in hell im voting for him